THE INDIAN LUNACY ACT, 1912: The Historic Background
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This historic city has already extended its cultured hospitality twice to the members of the Society in 1960 and 1977. Now, once again after a decade, we are indebted to our hosts of Calcutta for their spontaneous generosity. It is needless to point out the rich heritage and culture which Bengal has contributed to our national life. The tunes of Vande Matharam and Jana Gana Mana flowed from here; the Bhakti cult of the great Chaitanya emanated from here and the Hindu revivalism by the Sage Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda flowered in this soil and spread its divine fragrance all over the world.
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